Why settle for everyday living when you can create a lifestyle that is relaxing, connected with nature, and truly unique? When you decide to invest in real estate in the Smoky Mountains, you are choosing a unique way of life. Here you’ll find darling towns with friendly, welcoming folks, down-home festivals where you can meet your fellow neighbors, family-friendly communities and excellent schools.

Take your pick from Pigeon Forge, Sevierville, or any of the other rural Tennessee towns in the region. No matter what your preference, Marty Loveday & Associates can assist you in securing Great Smoky Mountains homes to suit your wants, your needs and your budget.

Exploring a Diverse Habitat

For children who reside among Great Smoky Mountains real estate, opportunities for learning abound. The exploration and preservation of nature are topics woven into more traditional curriculum, offering children a well-rounded and balanced learning environment. Kindergarten students learn about the sights, sounds and smells found in a forest community, while first graders begin to explore plant and animal life in the Smokies. In second grade, children learn fascinating concepts such as how log homes are built, how mountain children live and play, and how a grist mill operates. As learning progresses, school-age children learn everything from how to build their own habitat to soil characteristics to the delicate balance required to sustain high elevation forest ecosystems to conservation and environmental health. Many local school feature award-winning programs that supplement core learning and provide students with an understanding of (and appreciation for) the Great Smoky Mountains.

The Great Smoky Mountains display five different forest types, including a spruce-fir forest (found in Maine and Quebec, Canada), northern hardwood forest (found in New England and southern Ontario), a pine-oak forest, a hemlock forest (found along stream banks) and the cove hardwood forest (the most diverse ecosystem in the Smokies). All five types of forests can be viewed from one spot: the Campbell Overlook on Newfound Gap Road. Altogether, these forests include more than 130 species of trees and more than 4,000 other types of plants. Some of the trees found among Great Smoky Mountain real estate are the same trees found in the Smokies. Black walnut trees are one such example.